Connor s farm promissory notes rival currency
A Oklahoma Irish farmer J P Connor of Canadian near Muskogee issues bearer notes backed by his farm rather than his name. Payments are made in farm products or cashier’s checks and are accepted locally like currency, with Senator Russell endorsing one note. The Beacon reports the unusual scheme in a 1900s style feature.
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Muskogee
J. P. Conor
Connor
J. I. Connor
J.P. Connor
Ruesel
Muskoge
Witchita Beacon
Man given manslaughter verdict in train robbery case
Report from Minden details verdicts for Joe Bush and Merrifield after a long running train robbery and killing. Jurors read guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for Bush, with investigators noting nonpremeditated killing and self defense factors influencing the sentence. Both men await sentencing before Judge Fuller and possible appeals.
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den Mush
Minden
Homo Paddenner
Peteburg
Joe Bush
Bush
Marrifield
Fuller
Boine
Roniker
Merrifield
Jeter
Udve
Healing chest and throat cure boosts local faith in medicine
In South Dakota a healer claims success with Dr King s New Discovery for lung and throat ailments at Mound Wey in Mrs I D Clapps home, while Doone County man Arncle Allen endures multiple injuries from accidents, yet remains active at seventy three as reported by the Columbia Statesman and K C Star.
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South Dakota
Mound ‘Wey
I. D.clapp
Merson
Mr. Clapp
PF. T. Clay
Doone County
Columbia Statesman
Arncle Allen
K. C. Star
My Kingdom by the Water Well
The speaker recalls a child’s kingdom by a water well with small creatures and pools. He builds a tiny world and declares himself king until his mother calls him home at dusk. The verse ends with the return to a larger, cooler home and nurse.
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Evenfall
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action for catarrh
An old promotional piece asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, says it acts on blood and mucous surfaces, praises a physician pedigree, and offers testimonials. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J.cnexey & Co
Toledo
Reversed. Foreign visitors seek mercy from Tahela cage
The text describes visitors to Ching asking mercy and a provincial governor granting none while criminals plead for chance. It includes a Bohemian quote about a taela cage and a drug ad for Kodol promising relief for indigestion and stomach disorders, sold by Clay's drug store.
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Ching
Clay's
Candidate asks for praise. newsroom votes five cent line fee
A reader proposes running for state office next year and asks the paper to say favorable things. The paper announces that all candidates will be charged five cents per line for such “goodies” next year. The editor quips they are tired of subsidizing others and want a share of the salvation too.
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Louisiana Press Journal
Dr Kings New Life Pills End Chronic Ills
An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills halt a condition by terminating it with quick relief. It promises end to digestive discomfort and a guarantee of satisfaction with a money back offer at F. t Clay’s drug store for 25 cents.
Wealth Piled in the Street in Chicago Gold Doom
In Chicago at La Salle and Adams streets bags containing four million dollars in gold and silver coins lay scattered briefly. An express wagon en route from Northwestern to LaSalle street station, guarded by Barney Terback and Henry Kerker, was struck by a streetcar. Terback suffered a skull fracture, Kerker severe injuries as bags toppled onto them. both rushed to hospital.
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Chicago
la Salle
Adams
LaSale Street
Barney Terback
Buffalo
N. Y
Henry Kerker
Terback
Not Always What They Seem In Missouri Towns Misplaced
A quirky Missouri observation notes many towns are not located in the counties their names imply. Cassville sits in Barry. Barry Iain Clay belongs to Holt. Clinton lies in Henry. Bates City and Batenville are mislocated in Bay rather than Camden. DeKalb Fain Buchanan, Boonville in Cooper, Glasgow not in Scotland, Warrensburg in Johnson, Harrisonville elsewhere, Marionville outside Marion, Jefferson City in Cole, Clarkeie outside Ozark. dozens more counties misstate their towns.
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Missouri
Cassville
Cass
Barry County
Barry Iain Clay
Oregon
Holt County
Clinton
Clinton County
Henry
Bates City
Batenville
Bates
Camden
Bay
Warren
Johnson
Harrisonville
Harrison
Marionville
Marion
Jefferson City
Cole
Jefferson
Clarkeie
Ozark
Dent
Holt
Jackson
Laclede
Lincoln
Madison
Miller
Nodaway
Perry
Memorial Monuments and Equipments Availability
In Bates County an agent offers White Bronze monuments and related equipment for all occasions. Office phone 35 and residence phone 268 listed for contact.
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Bates County
Rich Man's Cure for Rum Habit in Pittsburgh
Assistant Superintendent John Glenn in Pittsburgh hosts Anthony Brady of New York walking from New York to Chicago to quit liquor. Brady, wealthy and well known in New York society, seeks to walk away from the habit after years of drinking. He traveled for months, received aid from Glenn, and was fed and shod after a harsh trek across mountains. He avoids money to resist saloons, relying on charity for food while walking toward an uncertain future.
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Pittsburg
John Glenn
North
Anthony Brady
New York
Chicago
Glenn
Brady
Allegheny
Central Station
Missouri University President Resigns Amid Health Reason
Dr Jesse resigns as president of the University of Missouri. A board committee led by C B Farle of Caruthersville to select a successor was appointed. The resignation is tendered due to health issues.
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St. Louis
University of Missouri
R. H. Jesse
C. B. Farle
Caruthersville
The
State University
Jesse
Butler Considers Nonpartisan City Governance Plan
In Butler the loss of saloon revenue spurs a push to remove city offices from political control for five years and elect a nonpartisan or bipartisan ticket. Two citizens have announced candidacy for a two year, no salary term. A claim states about 85 percent of voters support the movement.
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Butler
Cass Co. Democrat
Bak er University President Denies Christmas Menu Names
Dr L H Marlin president of Baker University Baldwin Kansas last week argued against calling the holiday dish turkey and dressing by common names. He insists the proper appelation traces back to Ohio where the dish originated and notes the phrase stuffing before the bird is cooked.
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L. H. Marlin
Baker University
Baldwin
Kansas
Holden
Ohio
An Immortal Spirit Beyond Earthly Tombs
The fragment ponders faith in an afterlife and divine power, asking whether God would abandon a mortal soul. It muses on natural creation’s resilience and the belief that death is not final, invoking a sense of spiritual continuity through divinity and memory.
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Dee Bryan
Lyman Hensley Died in Amsterdam Rescue Fire
Lyman Hensley died in a fire incident in Amsterdam where he was identified by Line No. 2 telephone records. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, local officials said.
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Lyman Hensley
Amsterdam
R. FP. D
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Oklahoma
Jaques Mig
My Kingdom
Arbuckles
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Chay
Wm. J. Atkinson
G. B. Hickman
Undertaker
Dr. Jesse
Cabstoria
Tor Ss
C. E. Robbins
Farmers Bank Building
Butler, Missouri
W. F. Duvall
Arthur Duvall
J. B. Duvall
W. D. Yates
Farmers Bank
of Bates
County
E. A. Bennett, Jas. M. McKispey, F.N. Drennan
Clark Wix, Frank Holland
O. A. Heinsels
J. J. McKee
J. W. Cupars
W. F. Duvann
BE. A. Bennett, Pres
W. F. Duvall, Cashter
Homer Duvall
Missouri State Bank
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J. B. Jenkins
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GR. Radford
Wm. Tyler
Wm. E. Walton
Jenkies
Iars
Dentony Agat
Anahier
T.C. Boulws
Welton and Corbley Garard
the Walton Trust Co
Sarai Tand
Mon
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Loaar
Dede
Polk
Mitneut
Farajah
Frank Allen, J
BR. Jomkina
Max Wolner
Wm, E
Frank M. Vorls
Cs H. Dutcher
John B. Shuts
Walton
Ak M. Voris
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